Quickly wear a child, the villain is more favored, who wants the male protagonist?

The night sky was dark and sparse. After a few wolf howls, there was a sound like the collision of weapons and blades, followed by the rustling of footsteps...

A masked man in black entered the guest house of Hongluo Temple, covering his chest. After observing, he spotted a room and quickly climbed in through the window.

The sudden intruder woke Wei Qingdai up in the room in an instant. She turned pale with shock when she saw someone breaking in. Just as she was about to get up and run out, the man in black grabbed her neck and covered her mouth.

"Woo!"

The man lowered his voice.

"Young lady, please don't move. I have no ill intentions. I am forced to intrude due to the current situation. Time is running out and there is no time to talk. Young lady, you like Yan Sili, right? I can make a deal with you."

"If you're willing, I might be able to give you some useful information about him. As long as you can cover for me tonight, please nod if you agree."

Wei Qingdai was so frightened that cold sweat ran down her temples. When she came to her senses, she nodded quickly.

She had no choice at this point.

......

A moment later, under Wei Qingdai's cover, the pursuers left.

The footsteps gradually faded away, and the man breathed a sigh of relief. He sat down against the wall, took out a bottle of medicine powder, tore open his clothes on his chest to apply the medicine, and tied his clothes after a hissing sound.

"Thank you for saving my life, young lady. I will repay you when I have the chance." The man's tone became visibly weak after he relaxed.

Wei Qingdai saw that the man really had no ill intentions, and her tense nerves relaxed a lot. After thinking for a while, she spoke tentatively.

"Hero, what is your relationship with Yan Sili... What information about him did you mention? And how did you know I like..."

After she came back, she lay on the bed, thinking about what the nun had said.

Thinking back to Yan Sili on the observation deck, she still felt that he was looking in the direction of Xia Xizhi's return to the Pepper Room Palace...

This made her feel uncomfortable and aggrieved. Could it be that the person Yan Sili liked was really Xia Xizhi?

She is a useless woman in the treacherous minister's family, and she is already married. Why would he like such a woman?

If it was any other lady, it would be fine, but that idiot, how was she any worse than her? The more she thought about it, the more unwilling she became!

She really wanted to know what useful information this man was talking about. She wanted a chance to prove that she was a hundred times stronger than Xia Xizhi.

As long as Yan Sili sees her talent and ability, he will definitely not like that idiot anymore. She is confident of this!

The masked man in black only revealed a pair of sharp eyes, and something flashed in his dark pupils.

"Yan Sili, his real name is not Yan, but Si..."

Wei Qingdai paused, and her pupils gradually dilated after recalling the legend from her early years.

"What did you say his last name was?!"

There's no one with the surname Si in the Imperial City anymore, except...

The Si family was said to be the most prominent family in the imperial city. They had stood firm for hundreds of years despite the change of imperial power for generations. The prime ministers came from their family from generation to generation, and the people respected them more than the royal family. Unfortunately, their family was confiscated due to rebellion, and all nine generations of their clan were wiped out.

It was said that the blood flowed like a river and the bloody smell in the city lasted for more than half a month before dissipating, which was a cause for regret.

The Si family was said to have been wrongly accused, but no one in the entire imperial city dared to mention it after so many years.

She also heard what her father said.

"Aren't all the members of the Si family dead? Are you lying to me?" Wei Qingdai's eyes were full of suspicion.

The man in black sneered.

"Do I really need to lie to you? The Si family did execute nine generations of their clan, but there was one who slipped through the net: Yan Sili. Yan Sili was the only one of the entire Si family who survived. He later changed his name and rose to the position of commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard. His goal must have been to investigate the case and seek revenge."

"If you can give him a clue, he will definitely look at you differently. Of course, believe it or not."

Wei Qingdai's eyes changed.

"What clue?"

What the man in black said next completely shocked Wei Qingdai.

The man in black said that Xia Fuzhan was responsible for the Si family's genocide, which was why he was able to take the position of Prime Minister...

The evidence is in the secret compartment of the Xia family's study.

After Wei Qingdai was surprised, her eyes flickered.

If Yan Sili knew this news, it would not only bring him closer to him, but also make it completely impossible for him and Xia Xizhi to be together.

It seems to kill two birds with one stone.

......

After the morning court.

Zhou Yan came out of the Golden Palace with a face that turned blue with anger.

"A bunch of useless trash!"

Shi Fu said quickly,

"Your Majesty, please don't be angry. Anger is harmful to your health."

Zhou Yan's face was gloomy.

"How can I not be angry! There is not a single person in the entire court who can offer me advice! They are all useless! The treasury is already empty due to the severe floods, the problem of embezzlement of disaster relief funds has not been solved, and now there is unrest on the border, and there is a shortage of food and grass. They are all asking me for money, what can I do? Can I conjure up money?

The old man, the Minister of Revenue, only knows how to tell me that he is short of silver, but he can't say a word about how to solve the silver problem.

What a bunch of useless people! I really want to chop off all their heads!"

"Your Majesty, please don't be impulsive..."

Shi Fu's eyes turned, and suddenly an idea came to him.

"Your Majesty, Prime Minister Xia's family is rich enough to rival an entire nation. Why don't you go and hint to the Empress? The Prime Minister has always favored the Empress and will surely be willing to donate some money. Wouldn't that solve the current problem? With the Prime Minister setting an example, perhaps other ministers will follow suit and donate some money."

Zhou Yan also thought of this, but because he had just given Xia Xizhi a bowl of contraceptive soup in the morning, and now he was asking her family for money, he felt a little guilty.

But there is no other way now, I can only do this.

At this moment, he finally understood why the late emperor, knowing that the Xia family had treacherous ministers, still relied heavily on the Xia family.

Although the Xia family is a treacherous family, they are all talented. At the critical moment, the only one he can rely on is Yan Sili and the Xia family.

"That's all we can do for now."

"Shi Fu, go and ask the Queen to come to the Imperial Study. This year's lychees have been delivered. Tell her I want her to come and taste them."

.......

After a while.

After Xia Xizhi arrived at the imperial study, she saw Lizhi and pretended to be happy. After thanking Zhou Yan, Zhou Yan 'inadvertently' mentioned that he wanted her to help grind it.

While Xia Xizhi was grinding ink, Zhou Yan looked at the memorials and sighed from time to time.

Xia Xizhi grinded calmly, sneering inwardly.

Zhou Yan's pretentious attitude probably means he needs something from her...

What do you want from her?

It's easy to guess, silver.

The treasury was probably short of silver, and Zhou Yan wanted her to ask the Xia family for it...

In the original plot, the Xia family gave Zhou Yan money many times, most of which were given by the original owner. Xia Fuzhan and his three brothers all doted on the original owner, so the original owner asked him to give it.

But the Xia family spent so much money but got nothing good in return.

According to the original plot, all of this was attributed to Zhou Yan, who said that he used the vicious female supporting character's family and was smart and wise enough to endure humiliation.

Naturally, the people also believed that Zhou Yan was capable, which was why he made the Xia family voluntarily spend money, helping the poor with wealth, punishing evil and promoting good, which made people very happy.

By using the Xia family's money, Zhou Yan became the most beloved emperor in history.

Zhou Yan sighed for a while, and when he saw that Xia Xizhi didn't interrupt him, he was silent for a moment and said,

"Alas, recently there have been floods and corruption problems, and now there are barbarians harassing the border. We are short of food and fodder. I am exhausted... Xizhi is very smart, do you have any solutions?"